. >> the orioles are flying high atop the a.l. east. will that be enough to fill up the seats at camden yards? >> the forecast as we continue. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 6:00 a.m. >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we have a little bit of a conflict. mindy to clear today orioles orange day. i go with mindy. >> we will do both. >> i will do it. >> you should call each other.

things will be a little soupy. some rain shower activity to start the day. take an umbrella with you because scattered thunderstorms will develop this afternoon. some could produce locally heavy amounts of rain. high temperature near 87. first ruse good morning 2 kim dacey checking on your morning commute. -- first we say good morning to kim. >> possible lane closures that we're checking on. a crash at old philadelphia road. over the bay bridge, westbound 50, some kind of road hazard in the roadway. we will check on that and see what that road hazard is.

eight minutes on the inner loop in the northwest corner. eight minutes on 95 northbound on the north side. the major roadways are checking out ok. the inner and outer loops are moving fine. the disabled vehicle northbound is clear. moving just fine northbound and southbound. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> some called the electric. the crowd was on its feet several times as michelle obama wowed delegates. >> our team coverage begins with tracie potts. >> democrats bringing their heavyweight. former president bill clinton.

the only person more popular michelle obama. she brought democrats to their feet last night with a speech about decisions based on family values. >> these issues are not political. they are personal. barack knows what it means when a family struggles. >> a message aimed at women. >> he believes that women are more than capable of making our own choices about our bodies and health care. he did not care whether it was the easy thing to do politically. he cared it was the right thing to do. >> not once did she mention mitt romney but plenty of others dead. >> if mitt was santa claus, he would fire the rain gear and

outsource the elvis -- he would fire the reindeer and outsource the elves. >> romney under attack as democrats prepared to nominate their president today. too much focus on social issues and not enough about the economy and the national debt. tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> among the speakers last night was maryland governor martin o'malley. he was given a prime time window to make his case for a second term for barack obama. jennifer franciotti has more on the governor's speech. >> the governor talked a lot

about moving america forward. governor martin o'malley walked out on stage to a cheering crowd at the convention. the governor spoke to the convention, telling the crowd that america needs to move forward by electing president obama for another term. >> maryland always chooses to move forward. we understand that progress is a choice. job creation is a choice. whether we move forward or back, this, too, is a choice and that is what this election is all about. >> our political analyst will talk about the grade that he gave o'malley's speech, coming upp. >> another woman has come forward in the sexual harassment case against john leopold.

carla sagerholm was on leave because of what she called a toxic environment in the office . she said it records were destroyed to avoid being subpoenaed. she claimed she had to indoor sexual jokes -- she claimed she had to endure sexual jokes. >> robert gladden is being charged as an adult in a shooting. charging documents listed seven other students and faculty as victims put in danger by gladden. shooting victim daniel borowy's

recovery has been upgraded from critical to serious condition. parents and students gathered at perry hill school last night. questions focused on communication, security, and how to better address troubled kids in the school environment. the principal said part of the solution begins with the students. >> if you see something like this, let somebody know. it is not ok. it comes down to you. >> the issue of installing metal detectors is one they will address at a later date. >> deliberations will continue in the murder trial of an

account at a towson mall. the defendants are accused of plotting to kill pridget. two people are also charged in this case. >> it is not something orioles' fans are used to hearing this time of year. the orioles are on top of their division. the orioles are sharing first place with new york. this is the first time the orioles have been in first place this late in the season since 1997. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. now that the orioles are in first place, will you be going to more games at camden yards in the final month of the season? you can share your response at

wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> it sure is fun to talk about . apple is poised to make another major announcement. >> gabrielle giffords announces the next debt of pro-life since retiring from politics. >> get it on, little doggie. >> ava marie previewing defenders day at fort mchenry. we will learn what life is like during the war of 1812. >> we have a couple of situations in

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>> good morning. this is a live look downtown. a few clouds in the sky. 80 degrees downtown. a warm start to the day. we're getting ready for star spangled banner weekend and defenders day.

i'm here with ranger jim and ranger vince. we get to experience what life was like back in the war of 1812. >> right here at fort mchenry. >> what are you guys wearing? >> will wear the uniforms of the commander at fort mchenry. a great baltimore hero, major armistead. >> i'm wearing an officer's uniform. >> hundreds of reenactors will be here this weekend. >> it also will be talking about what normal life was like. >> the citizens of baltimore

were injured goal to the defense. you'll see people look like they came from many jane austen movie. you get the best of both worlds. >> we will go back to tony in the weather center. i think i own a jacket like this from the limited. >> dark heavy wool is probably not the best wardrobe choice for a daylight today. always a lot of fun with those guys at fort mchenry. dunbarton middle school is closed in baltimore county because of a lack of water. ick outside the morning. the remnants of isaac is

dragging a frontal boundary through maryland. that is producing some hit and miss light rain showers this morning. in harford county and back into the mountains. take an umbrella with you. scattered thunderstorms will develop this afternoon. they could produce locally heavy amounts of rain. let's go back to the tropics. we have to keep an eye on this storm. it will probably travel across bermuda over the next few days. it will come within a few hundred miles of the east coast of the united states. this is a storm that may not miss the east coast. we will keep you updated. variable clouds and warm and humid today with a chance for a rain shower this morning.

high temperature between 84 and 89. i think the chance for rain will go down on thursday and friday but it will stay warm. 20% chance for a shower or thunderstorm. another front will come through on saturday night and sunday. it will pick what is left of the hurricane off the coast and deliver and bottom-like forecast -- it will kick what is left of the hurricane off the coast and deliver an autumn-like forecasts. >> we have a crash with an overturned vehicle. another crash at old philadelphia road. otherwise, the major roadways

are checking out ok. 61 on the j.f.x. near northern parkway. 62 near 83. no problems. a live look at perring parkway shows both loops are moving fine. southbound traffic is delay- free. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. one person is dead in a shooting in quebec. the gunmen fired a single shot and started a fire. it is not known if the gunman was trying to shoot the political figure. gabrielle giffords is not done with politics. she and her husband announced the formation of a political

action committee which will offer support for candidates looking for to find bipartisan solutions. focused on severe injuries she had after a mass shooting in tucson. a cattle roundup will be going on as cattle is reunited with their owners. they'll try to sort out who the cattle belongs to. about 100 cows died in the floodwaters. >> the invitations are out but will apple unveiled the new iphone 5? apple is inviting people. the invitation has a big 12

casting a shadow in the shape of a 5. it will likely cause a frenzy. pickup trucks are driving auto sales to their highest level in three years. this past august was the strongest month since 2009. signs of recovery in the housing market. the fbi is the night and apple hack attack. amazon has something new to show off tomorrow. jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> look for a big announcement from amazon tomorrow. they may show off at least three new gadgets. they could also have a new

reader to compete with the nook. nokia will release new smartphones based on the windows 8 operating system. they are also starting a new music service. a hackeer claims to have stolen information from 12 million apple users -- a hacker. the fbi says there was no evidence indicating an fbi laptop was ever compromised. stocks ended the mixed yesterday. the bloomberg maryland index was higher on strong gains from sourcefire. an offer at starbucks today.

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>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. kim dacey checking on your morning commute. we have clear the disabled vehicle but we still have a couple of a problem spots in howard county. there is an overturned vehicle. police on the scene at old philadelphia road. 95 in the northeast corner down towards the beltway, 58 miles per hour. 61 near wilkins avenue. otherwise, up to speed on the major roadways. four minutes on 95 northbound between the beltway and the harbor tunnel. no delays forming just yet.

perring parkway is looking good in both directions. this is 95 at the toll plaza. both directions are moving just fine. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. we're off to a quiet start. there is some sprinkle activity this morning. you can see some light rain showers up and down the 95 corridor. take an umbrella with you. scattered thunderstorms will develop this afternoon. they will be hit and miss but heavy rain produces. high temperatures between 84 and 89. here is keith mills with the good news. >> thank you. take your broom to toronto tonight. they go for the sweep with the

jays. if the orioles win and the yankees lose, the orioles will be in first place all alone. the game was scoreless in the fifth inning. mark reynolds, three-run a home third home run inm five games. it rained hard and the roof got stocuck. in the seventh, j.j. hardy scores nick markakis. 7-0. they score five more runs in the eighth inning. a great piece of hitting. adam jones scores easily. 12-0. zach britton was outstanding. another rbi for mark reynolds. the orioles are tied with the yankees for first place.

the rays beat the yankees last night. where is boston? 14 1/2 out. 27 games left including four with the yankees this weekend and a game tonight with toronto. the ravens start putting in their game plan for the bengals on monday. bryant mckinnie tweeted -- " decision made, i'm gone." he took a pay cut and re- signed. john harbaugh said the ravens are a better team with him than without him. trust me on that. >> thank you. 6:27. able to recount the judge is

paying the price -- a baltimore county judge is paying the price. >> the former president is using his star power to rally support. >> martin o'malley takes the national stage speaking at the

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>> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 6:00 a.m. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> tony pann has a check of today's forecast. it is thick outside. >> it is humid. you could run into late rain shower or sprinkle this morning. take an umbrella. scattered thunderstorms will develop this afternoon. some have the rain is possible. high temperature of 87 degrees.

we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. >> bill clinton will address the democratic national convention and the nation tonight to rally support for president obama. >> his appearance may show a different angle of the party. >> democratic will get reminder one night after people saw the future of the carter. >> i want to see the republicans defeated. >> this big supporter cannot wait to hear from the former president. >> i think clinton will get the message across pretty good. i think clinton has the heart of the country. >> he is no stranger to convention speeches. bill clinton will deliver his sixth straight. >> when he was president, the economy was booming. he is good at articulating a

democratic message to working class people, to blue-collar democrats. >> right now, the former president is enjoying his ties favorability ratings. republicans do not seem worried. >> bill clinton will industry that barack obama is not bill clinton. barack obama made everything worse. >> even if democrats hope to get a boost, they are looking to the future. >> people are positioning themselves for 2016. >> martin o'malley and the newark mayor take the stage and their share of the political spotlight. elizabeth warren is locked in a tough senate race in massachusetts. she will be speaking before president clinton. hallie jackson, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a familiar face took the

stage last night. jennifer franciotti is live with more on what the governor did with his five minutes in the national spotlight. good morning. >> at least one analyst gives the governor martin o'malley a passing grade for his speech and said he redeemed himself for the speech he gave back in 2004. governor martin o'malley walked out on stage to a cheering crowd at the convention in charlotte. >> greetings from maryland, home of the number-one public school system in america for four years in a row. >> the governor spoke to his party's convention, telling the crowd that americas needs to move forward by electing president obama for another term. we watched the governor's speech with a political analyst. >> his delivery was very laid- back.

he showed tonight that he can be really animated. >> maryland always chooses to move forward. we understand that progress is a choice. job creation is a choice. whether we move forward or back, this, too, is a choice and that is what this election is all about. >> during his speech, o'malley talked about his grandparents' immigration to america and the way his parents' generation benefited from the new deal. he also emphasized that president obama would guarantee medicare, make college more affordable, and create jobs in the private sector. >> i would give him a b-plus, maybe even an a-minus. >> and why is that? >> compared to 2004, this is a big improvement, and you have to give him credit for the improvement. it was a well-delivered speech. the content was effective. >> but this isn't the first time o'malley has spoken at the democratic national convention. when o'malley spoke at the 2004

convention, he was mayor of baltimore and was introduced as a bright start in the democratic party. he spoke to the crowd about homeland security but some critics said the speech was too over the top. >> america the beautiful whose alabaster cities gleam, undimmed by human tears. oh, my friends, to govern is to choose. >> he talked about moving forward. he said the country was not better off than he was four years ago appeared he is backpedaling now and said the country is. >> a judge is off the bench this morning. judge bruce lamdin had been suspended back in 2008 for inappropriate comments he made behind the bench.

it was his cross examination of a woman that has called the attention of the review board. >> i just finished graduate school and have no means to vacate the house and so i need him to be not there. >> you have the shelters. >> people can go to a shelter. >> his parents. i am his wife. >> that is his house. >> that is not what the police said. >> with what? >> that is not my concern. >> you cannot feed children -- >> the judge did grant a

protective order and was removed from the bench last week. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. kim dacey checking on your morning commute. we have picked up another disabled vehicle, this time on 97 southbound. harford county, a couple of crashes. there is one old philadelphia road. up to speed on at 95 in the northeast corner down towards the beltway. over near 795, 62 heading southbound. 95, 62 heading south towards the capital beltway. this is the west side of the beltway at liberty road. slowing just a little bit on the west side. this is 83 at padonia road.

southbound traffic is moving fine. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now we go back out to ava. you took off the hat and a costume. >> it is l. little hot to be wearing some wool -- it is a little hot to be wearing wool. we're talking about defenders day. we will talk about the events coming up. temperatures in the upper 80's and near 90 degrees. warm for saturday. a chance for rain today. lingering chances tomorrow. a powerful storm system could be coming in on saturday night and sunday.

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lot of recognition for scoring the winning points. she is the first girl to play on the old boys' football team at school.ry high the coach said she resigned because she's the best kicker -- the code said she is on because she's the best kicker. >> and airforce veteran is receiving medals from world war ii. was awarded 8 medals -- he was awarded 8 medals. the department of defense finally came through with those honors. he feels honored even 67 years later. >> 6:42.

still ahead, a look at today's top stories. >> a couple of problem spots in harford county

>> welcome back to 11 news today. 6:44. another woman has leveled sexual harassment allegations against john leopold. the i-team has learned carla sagerholm filed an affidavit alleges being subjected to sexual jokes. he has been facing similar accusations and criminal charges of misusing his security detail. robert gladden jr. faces 29

charges including -- that is not the correct video. he is facing 15 counts of first- degree murder. the victim in that shooting has been upgraded from critical to serious condition. deliberations continue in the trial of two men in a murder of towson town center. they are charged in the death of rodney pridget outside the mall. he was responsible for the death of williams's cousin. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together.

>> good morning. kim dacey checking on your morning commute. we have picked up some debris southbound at the j.f.x. and the beltway. harford county, a couple of accidents. one at old philadelphia road. southbound on 97, we have a disabled vehicle. starting to see some delays on the west side. six bandits on at 95 northbound between 100 and the beltway -- .ix minutes on 95 at you can see it is a bit sluggish down the west side. this is 83 at padonia road. southbound traffic is moving find in both directions. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now got live to ava marie who is

out at fort mchenry. >> we're getting excited for the star spangled banner weekend and defenders day. what a beautiful sight. you cannot beat fort mchenry . all but it never gets old -- i bet it never gets old. it continues on saturday. >> everything moves to fort mchenry on saturday. the pride of baltimore will be here. we will have the fife and drum and the new exhibits will open up on saturday. >> we have the history of the fort and the battle map, an

electronic map that comes to life. >> that is pretty exciting. it helps you remember the history here. >> we will have citizens' activities. cooking demonstrations. activities for the kids. bring a picnic lunch because we start the free evening program where we will have the united states naval academy band and the muskets and fireworks. >> so much to look forward to. some times battles are a little over my head. >> that is great stuff and always something fun to do in baltimore. didn't his hat start straight?

>> that is how you're supposed to wear them. >> thank you, ava. 78 at the airport. 78 in parkville. the dew points in the low to mid 70's. you will notice the tropical feel. nts of isaac up in new york state. take an umbrella with you. hit and miss thunderstorms will develop they can drop locally heavy amounts of rain a pyrrhic let's go to the tropics. sustained winds of 65 miles per hour and it will become a hurricane and travel towards bermuda. it is not a foregone conclusion:

not come close to the east coast of the united states early next week. we'll keep an eye and attractive ck it for- and traxc you. scattered thunderstorms this afternoon. high temperature between 84 and 89. the chance for rain goes down on thursday and friday. it will stay warm. high temperature near 90. a front comes through saturday night and sunday with thunderstorms. that will keep leslie off the coast and will usher in an autumn-like forecast. overnight lows in the 50's early next week. >> martin o'malley steps into

the national spotlight in a prime-time address at the democratic national convention. jennifer franciotti joins us live with more on the speech. good morning. >> his message was moving forward, moving to america for. when he stepped on stage, he was by cheering crowds. he said american it does need to move forward by electing president obama for another term. an analyst gives the governor a a-minus.r an the governor did redeem himself last night. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you.

here is matt lauer with a look at what is coming up next on the "today" show. >> good morning. so that will be live that the democratic national convention with reaction from michelle obama's speech last night. she will talk to 10 kennedy -- ted kennedy's on. he denies it but did lance armstrong used performance enhancing drugs. a former teammate said he watched him do it will be here for a live interview. more pushed back against a new article that says the church conducted auditions to find women for tom cruise. those stories and what did but has been up to

on a trip to new york. >> we'll take a last look at weather and traffic together before you head out to start your day.

>> time to get to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- now that the orioles are in first place, will you be going to more games at camden yards in the final month of the season? >> people were pretty animated about their answers this morning. [laughter]

>> we will post more answers on our website, wbaltv.com. >> i'm going to the game on saturday. >> good for you. >> looking forward to it. a couple of accidents in harford county. one at old philadelphia road. this is the west side of the beltway. we're starting to see some delays. looking good in both directions at padonia road. >> it still will stay warm on thursday and friday but the humidity will go down. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. >> have a good one. hmmm, i don't think i took my pill today.

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